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SBA Communications Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Real Estate - GeneralSector: Real Estate

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$193.37
5Y Range135.03 – 272.96
5Y Selected204.00
(-) Safety Margin25.01%
5Y Buy Price$152.98
Upside (to Buy Price)-20.89%
10Y Range161.92 – 302.65
10Y Selected232.28
(-) Safety Margin25.01%
10Y Buy Price$174.19
Upside (to Buy Price)-9.92%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.8382
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9520
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.9680
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8142
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.9359
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.9725
FCF R2 (5Y)0.3935
FCF R2 (10Y)0.9136
Safety Score0.7499

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth7.45%7.07%6.69%6.30%5.92%5.54%5.15%4.77%4.38%4.00%
Revenue2,879.373,082.943,289.073,496.373,703.313,908.294,109.614,305.544,494.284,674.05
EBITDA2,174.732,328.482,484.172,640.732,797.032,951.843,103.903,251.883,394.433,530.21
D&A-871.57-933.19-995.58-1,058.33-1,120.97-1,183.01-1,243.95-1,303.26-1,360.39-1,414.81
EBIT1,303.161,395.291,488.591,582.401,676.061,768.831,859.951,948.622,034.052,115.41
Pro forma Taxes-105.81-113.30-120.87-128.49-136.09-143.63-151.03-158.23-165.16-171.77
NOPAT1,197.341,282.001,367.711,453.911,539.971,625.211,708.921,790.401,868.881,943.64
Capital Expenditures-235.58-252.24-269.10-286.06-303.00-319.77-336.24-352.27-367.71-382.42
NWC Investment4.804.894.964.984.984.934.844.714.544.32
(+) D&A871.57933.19995.581,058.331,120.971,183.011,243.951,303.261,360.391,414.81
Free Cash Flow1,838.131,967.842,099.152,231.162,362.922,493.382,621.482,746.102,866.102,980.35
Diluted Shares Outstanding107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00107,968,250.00

Discounting Periods

MetricDec-25Dec-26Dec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Dec-32Dec-33Dec-34
Period Start9/30/251/1/261/1/271/1/281/1/291/1/301/1/311/1/321/1/331/1/34
Period End12/31/2512/31/2612/31/2712/31/2812/31/2912/31/3012/31/3112/31/3212/31/3312/31/34
Mid-Point11/15/257/2/267/2/277/1/287/2/297/2/307/2/317/1/327/2/337/2/34
Time (t)0.100.461.462.463.464.465.466.467.468.46
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.48%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF1,822.191,890.571,848.551,800.951,748.241,690.931,629.551,564.661,496.851,426.71
Raw: 36,566.31
25,901.60
Raw: 46,121.11
21,137.87

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value35,012.1138,057.08
(-) Net Debt14,671.9314,671.93
Equity Value20,340.1823,385.15
(/) Shares Out107.97107.97
Fair Value$188.39$216.59
(-) Safety Margin25.01%25.01%
Buy Price$141.27$162.42
Current Price$193.37$193.37
Upside (to Buy Price)-26.94%-16.00%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.98%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF1,820.531,882.661,824.081,760.981,693.911,623.501,550.351,475.101,398.351,320.73
Raw: 29,667.65
20,269.20
Raw: 37,419.82
15,803.67

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value29,251.3632,153.86
(-) Net Debt14,671.9314,671.93
Equity Value14,579.4317,481.94
(/) Shares Out107.97107.97
Fair Value$135.03$161.92
(-) Safety Margin25.01%25.01%
Buy Price$101.26$121.42
Current Price$193.37$193.37
Upside (to Buy Price)-47.63%-37.21%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.98%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF1,823.871,898.601,873.571,842.211,804.841,761.821,713.571,660.561,603.291,542.30
Raw: 47,505.57
34,900.10
Raw: 59,918.81
29,823.39

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value44,143.1947,348.02
(-) Net Debt14,671.9314,671.93
Equity Value29,471.2632,676.09
(/) Shares Out107.97107.97
Fair Value$272.96$302.65
(-) Safety Margin25.01%25.01%
Buy Price$204.69$226.95
Current Price$193.37$193.37
Upside (to Buy Price)5.86%17.37%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$193.37
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH168.15%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue7,479.4420,056.2653,781.24144,215.39386,716.241,036,986.772,780,699.267,456,496.6519,994,734.1253,616,250.55
Constant Implied Growth168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.752.015.3814.4238.67103.70278.07745.651,999.475,361.63
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.701.623.989.7824.0459.08145.22356.95877.342,156.42

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$240.998.06%$43.10-82.11%
20182018-12-31$161.899.84%$54.68-66.22%
20172017-12-31$163.369.73%$50.61-69.02%
20162016-12-31$103.268.62%$33.80-67.27%
20152015-12-31$105.078.59%$24.90-76.31%
20142014-12-31$110.768.37%$18.77-83.05%
20132013-12-31$89.847.12%$7.65-91.48%
20122012-12-31$70.987.68%$-2.50-103.52%
20112011-12-31$42.9612.26%$-1.89-104.39%
20102010-12-31$40.9418.44%$13.88-66.09%
20092009-12-31$34.1620.70%$33.31-2.50%
20082008-12-31$16.3219.15%$20.7326.99%
20072007-12-31$33.8414.92%$8.13-75.96%
20062006-12-31$27.5011.73%$-3.49-112.69%
20052005-12-31$17.9010.28%$-0.46-102.59%
20042004-12-31$9.287.84%$-12.16-231.00%
20032003-12-31$3.762.75%$-31.14-928.21%
20022002-12-31$0.41-1.86%$-47.01-11,564.84%
20012001-12-31$13.02-9.08%$-14.84-214.01%
20002000-12-31$41.06-10.33%$4.26-89.62%
19991999-12-31$18.75-2.92%$-160.45-955.74%
19981998-12-31$8.88-1.82%$-230.75-2,698.51%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$225.77
Median
$216.61
10th Percentile
$157.75
90th Percentile
$305.09

Fair Value Distribution

$97.99 - $128.94
16
$128.94 - $159.88
92
$159.88 - $190.83
204
$190.83 - $221.77
216
$221.77 - $252.72
194
$252.72 - $283.66
135
$283.66 - $314.61
67
$314.61 - $345.55
36
$345.55 - $376.50
19
$376.50 - $407.44
8
$407.44 - $438.39
7
$438.39 - $469.33
2
$469.33 - $500.28
3
$500.28 - $531.22
0
$531.22 - $562.17
0
$562.17 - $593.11
0
$593.11 - $624.06
0
$624.06 - $655.00
0
$655.00 - $685.95
0
$685.95 - $716.89
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